In the future, the Bitcoin Investment Trust plans a listing on a national stock exchange, the fund’s representative Terrence Dempsey told CoinFox, noting that the “timing for this yet to be determined”.

The U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has approved the Bitcoin Investment Trust’s application to start official trading on the OTC Markets Group platform. This means that traders may soon be able to officially invest into bitcoins without buying digital currency themselves.

The price of bitcoin has experienced a dramatic increase, starting at 03.30 GMT on Friday, February 27th. In about half an hour, the price jumped from $236.54 to $251.59, according to the Coindesk Bitcoin Price Index.

People in Turkey can now buy bitcoins in 300 shops across the country. BitupCard, a Dutch startup, is now selling special receipts through payment kiosks. Later, customer can submit the information from the receipts to the BitupCard website and receive their bitcoins.